• June 2024 Special Issue: Making Modern Maternity

    Updated: 2024-10-15 23:33:51
    : Skip to content Journal Latest Top Categories Global Health Book Reviews CFPs and Conference Reports Interviews Issue Index Submissions About June 2024 Special Issue : Making Modern Maternity Posted on September 20, 2024 by Chris Pak Making Modern Maternity Podcast Whitney Wood , Heather A Love , Jerika Sanderson , Karen Weingarten The reckoning table , the periodoscope and the shaping of modern pregnancy in nineteenth-century print forms Mary Elizabeth Leighton , Lisa Surridge Motherhood , wet-nursing and nation : nineteenth-century Brazilian medical perspectives read the article summary Tiago Fernandes Maranhão “The highest in each class was a twilight baby” : scientific motherhood , twilight sleep and the eugenics movement in McClure†s Magazine read the article summary Jerika

  • RESCINDED CFP for Special 25-year Anniversay Issue of Medical Humanities-BMJ

    Updated: 2024-10-15 23:33:51
    Skip to content Journal Latest Top Categories Global Health Book Reviews CFPs and Conference Reports Interviews Issue Index Submissions About RESCINDED CFP for Special 25-year Anniversay Issue of Medical Humanities-BMJ Posted on September 13, 2024 by Cristina Hanganu-Bresch About a month ago , we put out a call for a 25-year anniversary issue of Medical Humanities-BMJ : Equity , Justice , and the Future(s of Medical Humanities . We unfortunately have to rescind this call for the time being . A new CPF will be issued in due time . We apologize for any . inconvenience Visited 79 times , 1 visits today Announcement CFPs and Conference Reports Post navigation Previous post Next post Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus . Search Categories Categories Select Category

  • Why Is ADHD On The Rise

    Updated: 2024-10-15 23:33:50
    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopment disorders and seems to be on the rise, in both children and adults. The diagnosis in children requires having various symptoms of attention deficit or hyperactivity which is functionally impairing with onset by age 12. Recognition of the disorder actually goes back farther than you might think – the observation that […] The post Why Is ADHD On The Rise first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • Myopia Epidemic

    Updated: 2024-10-15 23:33:50
    Myopia, or near-sightedness, has been steadily on the rise over the last half-century. A recent systematic review updates the literature on the extent and nature of this epidemic. Let’s get straight to the findings and then discuss what this means. The reviews includes: “276 studies, involving a total of 5,410,945 participants from 50 countries across all six continents.” The researchers find a […] The post Myopia Epidemic first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • More Evidence Supports Infant RSV Shot Safety and Effectiveness

    Updated: 2024-10-15 23:33:50
    As RSV season rapidly approaches, some "real world" data out of France provides even more support for the RSV antibody shot for babies. The post More Evidence Supports Infant RSV Shot Safety and Effectiveness first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • Hopkins Business School to Platform COVID-19 Contrarians at Health Policy Symposium

    Updated: 2024-10-15 23:33:50
    Drs. Jay Bhattacharya, Scott Atlas, and Marty Makary are also set to speak at Stanford next month The post Hopkins Business School to Platform COVID-19 Contrarians at Health Policy Symposium first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • Cannabis use and cardiovascular disease

    Updated: 2024-10-15 23:33:50
    New research suggests that cannabis use may be harmful and could be causing cardiovascular disease. The post Cannabis use and cardiovascular disease first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • The President of Stanford Is Unsure Which Number is Larger, 9 or 133

    Updated: 2024-10-11 07:09:00
    It doesn't bode well for the future that leaders of major American institutions say naked emperors are wearing beautiful clothes. The post The President of Stanford Is Unsure Which Number is Larger, 9 or 133 first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • Elderberry (What is it good for)

    Updated: 2024-10-10 11:50:00
    Accumulated evidence does not demonstrate that elderberry has meaningful beneficial effects. The post Elderberry (What is it good for) first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • microRNA – 2024 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine

    Updated: 2024-10-09 00:38:08
    The 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine goes to two researchers, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, for their work on microRNA. They began their research in the same lab in the late 1980s as postdoctoral fellow, and then continued to collaborate after they each started their own labs. Their research involves a key question about multicellular life. Every cell in the […] The post microRNA – 2024 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

  • Conspiracy Thinking And Alternative Medicine

    Updated: 2024-10-02 00:12:25
    Just recently, in casual conversation, someone commented to me that “they” already have a cure for cancer but are hiding it. This is a claim I frequently encounter. One survey, from 2005, found that 27.3% of those surveyed endorsed this belief. Another survey from 2014 found that 37% of people believe the FDA is suppressing natural cancer cures on behalf of “Big […] The post Conspiracy Thinking And Alternative Medicine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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